Bare Knuckle Pickups Forum
Forum Ringside => Pickups => Topic started by: MrBump on February 11, 2010, 01:05:26 PM
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Getting into Leslie West in a big way (no pun intended), and am considering a project...
BKP90s don't get much of a mention around these here parts... anyone have words of wisdom to share about them?
Mark.
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I expect they're quite good.
But words of actual wisdom as in, er, "known facts based on experience"... no, I haven't any.
I'd be keen to hear some though.
:D
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Never mind the pickups, what Leslie West stuff have you been listening to?
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Aww, just some youtube bits and bobs, some spotify too.
Such an INCREDIBLE tone! Absolutely wonderful...
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If you want to get a good Leslie West "starter" album, there's an excellent 2-CD best-of called Over The Top with tracks from all the original Mountain albums, in chronological order, plus a few rarities. Highly recommended (by me, anyway)!
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If you want to get a good Leslie West "starter" album, there's an excellent 2-CD best-of called Over The Top with tracks from all the original Mountain albums, in chronological order, plus a few rarities. Highly recommended (by me, anyway)!
Excellent - I'll seek that one out.
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I just saw West, Bruce Jr and Laing a couple of weeks ago - Corky was well out of it - he dropped about 20 drum sticks, Malcom is not Jack by a long way, and Leslie got fat again (last time I saw him live was the Mountain show in the World Trade Center plaza the week before 9/11). I do have to say that he was getting a great tone from the Deans and Buddas, but sad to say, Edgar Winter's band (who opened), had the better musicians that night.
Moving back on topic, I would get a BKP-91 for Leslie West's tone, a solid mahogany guitar and a cleaner amp tone that you probably think.
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Moving back on topic, I would get a BKP-91 for Leslie West's tone, a solid mahogany guitar and a cleaner amp tone that you probably think.
Like my LP Jr you tried at the BKP London meet, Mark! :)
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Moving back on topic, I would get a BKP-91 for Leslie West's tone, a solid mahogany guitar and a cleaner amp tone that you probably think.
Like my LP Jr you tried at the BKP London meet, Mark! :)
Yeah, that was nice - very like my Yam SG200, actually, which is a good thing. Felt similar and sounded similar, as I remember.
I'm contemplating a build project... I remember Wez posted an LP Junior that he built a while back, and I though - well, if Wez can do it, surely ANYONE can!!!
;)
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I'm contemplating a build project... I remember Wez posted an LP Junior that he built a while back, and I though - well, if Wez can do it, surely ANYONE can!!!
;)
:lol:
But a set-neck? Could be a bit tricky...
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I've got BKP92s in my Jaguar - love them.
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I've got BKP92s in my Jaguar - love them.
Have you compared the to the 91/90s? I'm wondering at the beefyness of them, if you know what I mean... My impression is that people tend to go for the 91s because they're the middle ground.
And yes PQ - set neck is going to be tricky. Haven't committed myself to it yet. But I'm definitely tempted...
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All I can say is: P90's rule!
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I know Jonathan has sung the praises of the 92 before.
I can imagine they'd be a good choice for a bright bolt-on like a Jaguar, for a mahogany set-neck I don't think you need that much power. The 91 is really quite powerful - in fact all P-90s are pretty beefy compared with Fender single-coils.
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I know Jonathan has sung the praises of the 92 before.
I can imagine they'd be a good choice for a bright bolt-on like a Jaguar, for a mahogany set-neck I don't think you need that much power. The 91 is really quite powerful - in fact all P-90s are pretty beefy compared with Fender single-coils.
I had a customer who had an Ibanez Talman with an EMG81 in the bridge
We swapped it out for a BKP92 at some stage and in my opinion it rocked just as hard - sounded great
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I've got BKP92s in my Jaguar - love them.
Have you compared the to the 91/90s? I'm wondering at the beefyness of them, if you know what I mean... My impression is that people tend to go for the 91s because they're the middle ground.
And yes PQ - set neck is going to be tricky. Haven't committed myself to it yet. But I'm definitely tempted...
Sorry - have only had the 92s. Wanted to have some real balls, which they do, but without compromising that P90 sound. Especially as the guitar is naturally bright. In series they sound massive, in parallel they sound really round, but not at all humbucker-like.
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bkp91 w/ aIV forever.